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Somalia is facing a prolonged drought which has left 6.7 million people — more than half the population of the country – in need of humanitarian assistance. The situation continues to deteriorate and the possibility of famine in 2017 remains very real, despite an already massive scale-up of assistance.
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Thirty-two-year-old Shukri Abdinasir* is a mother of 11 children aged between 4 months and 13 years old. Shukri arrived in Baidoa, in Somalia’s Bay Region, in mid-March after her husband died at home from complications with acute watery diarrhea (AWD)—an illness that has claimed the lives of nearly 700 people...

Halima trekked for four days in search of water and grass for her family’s livestock. Credit: IOM/Mary-Sanyu Osire
Young Halima has trekked for four days and nights in search of water. “We have named this drought Odi Kawayn, which is Somali for “something bigger than the elders,” she said. “...

Situational briefing to the General Assembly on the Secretary-General’s Call to Action on famine response and prevention [as delivered by Ms Reena Ghelani, Deputy Director, OCHA Coordination and Response Division]
Two-year old Badel lives at the YHPF supported Hammam IDP camp in Ibb, Yemen, with his family. Credit:...

Situational briefing to the General Assembly on the Secretary-General’s Call to Action on famine response and prevention [as delivered by Ms Reena Ghelani, Deputy Director, OCHA Coordination and Response Division]
Two-year old Badel lives at the YHPF supported Hammam IDP camp in Ibb, Yemen, with his family. Credit:...